(cytology) A cell (or tissue) that is not readily coloured by stains
achromatopsia
achromatopsia
noun
achromatopia
acroparalysis
acroparalysis
noun
Paralysis of the extremities.
actiniomorpha
actinocarpous
actinographic
actinomorphic
actinomorphic
adj
(botany, of a flower) Having its petals arranged in a radially symmetric fashion.
actinophorous
actinophorous
adj
(biology) Having straight projecting spines
actinopterous
actinotherapy
actinotherapy
noun
(medicine) The treatment of disease, especially skin disease, by exposure to ultraviolet light; radiotherapy.
adiaphoristic
adiaphoristic
adj
(theology) Theologically indifferent.
adipoceriform
adipoceriform
adj
(rare) Having the form or appearance of adipocere.
adrenotrophin
aerographical
aerographical
adj
Synonym of aerographic
aeroperitonia
aerophilately
aerophilately
noun
(philately) The study or collection of airmail stamps, cancellations, etc.
aerophysicist
alethopteroid
allelomorphic
allelomorphic
adj
Of or pertaining to an allelomorph
allelotropism
allotriophagy
allotriophagy
noun
(rare) Having food cravings that are different from the expected or the norm
allotropicity
allotropicity
noun
The property of being allotropic.
alloxyproteic
alphabetiform
alphabetiform
adj
Having the form of a developed alphabet or its letters, as opposed to crude pictographic symbols.
aluminography
aluminography
noun
The art or process of producing, and printing from, aluminium plates, after the manner of ordinary lithography.
amphikaryotic
amphipodiform
amphipodiform
adj
Resembling an amphipod
amphiprostyle
amphiprostyle
adj
(architecture, chiefly historical, of a temple or edifice) Having columns at either end but not along the sides.
noun
(architecture, historical) An amphiprostyle temple or edifice.
amphispermous
amphitrichous
amphitrichous
adj
(biology) (of bacteria) Having a single flagellum on each of two opposite ends. (Only one flagellum operates at a time, allowing the bacterium to reverse course rapidly by switching which flagellum is active.)
amplificatory
amplificatory
adj
Serving to amplify or enlarge; amplificative.
anaeroplastic
anaphorically
anaphorically
adv
In an anaphoric manner.
anaphrodisiac
anaphrodisiac
adj
Antaphrodisiac (capable of reducing the sex drive).
noun
An antaphrodisiac (substance which reduces the sex drive).
anaphroditous
anatripsology
anatripsology
noun
(medicine) The study or application of friction or rubbing as a remedy.
androsphinges
androsphinxes
androsphinxes
noun
plural of androsphinx
anemobiagraph
anepigraphous
aneroidograph
angioplerosis
angiopressure
angiospermous
angiospermous
adj
(botany) Having seeds enclosed in a pod or other pericarp.
anisometropia
anisometropia
noun
(ophthalmology) A condition in which the two eyes of an individual have different refractive power.
anisometropic
anisometropic
adj
Relating to anisometropia
anisopleurous
anisotropical
anisotropical
adj
Alternative form of anisotropic
ankyloproctia
anoplotherium
anoplotherium
noun
(zoology) Any member of the extinct ungulate genus Anoplotherium.
anoplotheroid
antaphroditic
antaphroditic
adj
(obsolete, medicine) antaphrodisiac
(obsolete, medicine) antisyphilitic
anteporticoes
anteprostatic
anthophoridae
anthropogenic
anthropogenic
adj
Having its origin in the influence of human activity on nature.
Pertaining to the origin of man, or anthropogeny.
anthropoidean
anthropolitic
anthropologic
anthropologic
adj
anthropological; pertaining to anthropology; belonging to the nature of man.
anthropophagi
anthropophagi
noun
plural of anthropophagus
anthropotoxin
antiexporting
antiexporting
adj
Synonym of antiexport (“opposing exports”)
antihypophora
antipatriotic
antipatriotic
adj
Opposing patriotism.
antipersonnel
antipersonnel
adj
(military) Designed to kill soldiers.
antiphonaries
antiphonaries
noun
plural of antiphonary
antiplethoric
antiplethoric
adj
(medicine) Countering plethora of the blood.
antiprostatic
antiprotozoal
antiprotozoal
adj
(pharmacology) That inhibits or destroys protozoa
noun
(pharmacology) Any drug used to fight diseases caused by protozoa
antisophistry
antisoporific
antistrophize
antistrophize
verb
(transitive, poetry) To turn into antistrophe.
antrotympanic
aortographies
aortographies
noun
plural of aortography
aperiodically
aperiodically
adv
In an aperiodic way.
aphanipterous
aphanipterous
adj
(zoology) Of or pertaining to the Aphaniptera, a former classification of insects.
apheliotropic
apheliotropic
adj
Turning away from the sun; said of leaves, etc.
aphilanthropy
aphilanthropy
noun
Lack of love for humankind.
aphototropism
aphrodisiacal
aphrodisiacal
adj
Of or relating to an aphrodisiac; having aphrodisiac properties.
aphrosiderite
aphydrotropic
apocentricity
apocentricity
noun
The property of being apocentric.
apochromatism
apochromatism
noun
(optics) Freedom from both chromatic aberration and spherical aberration.
apocryphalist
apocryphalist
noun
(Christianity) A member of the group who supported the inclusion of the Apocrypha in the Bible
apogeotropism
apogeotropism
noun
(botany) An apogeotropic tendency.
aponeurositis
apoplectiform
apoplectiform
adj
(medicine) Of or resembling apoplexy.
aporobranchia
apostrophised
apostrophised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of apostrophise
apostrophized
apostrophized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of apostrophize
apostrophizes
apostrophizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of apostrophize
apparentation
appersonation
appersonation
noun
(psychology) The act or process of appersonating
applicatorily
applicatorily
adv
In an applicatory manner.
appoggiaturas
appoggiaturas
noun
plural of appoggiatura
apportionable
apportionable
adj
Capable of being apportioned.
apportionment
apportionment
noun
(US) The allocation of direct taxation according to the population of the various states.
(US) The distribution of members of the House of Representatives according to the population of the various states.
The act of apportioning or the state of being apportioned.
appreciations
appreciations
noun
plural of appreciation
apprehensions
apprehensions
noun
plural of apprehension
appropinquate
appropinquate
verb
(rare, literary, transitive, intransitive) To approach; to near.
appropinquity
appropinquity
noun
(obsolete) nearness; propinquity
appropriament
appropriament
noun
(obsolete) What is especially one's own; peculiar qualification.
appropriately
appropriately
adv
In an appropriate manner; properly; suitably.
appropriating
appropriating
verb
present participle of appropriate
appropriation
appropriation
noun
(art) The use of borrowed elements in the creation of a new work.
(constitutional law) The principle that supplies granted by a legislature are only to be expended in the manner specified by that legislature.
(sociology) The assimilation of concepts into a governing framework.
An act or instance of appropriating.
In church law, the making over of a benefice to an owner who receives the tithes, but is bound to appoint a vicar for the spiritual service of the parish.
Public funds set aside for a specific purpose.
That which is appropriated.
appropriative
appropriative
adj
Taking or setting apart for oneself; appropriating; constituting appropriation.
appropriators
appropriators
noun
plural of appropriator
approvability
approximately
approximately
adv
Imprecise but close to in quantity or amount.
approximating
approximating
verb
present participle of approximate
approximation
approximation
noun
(mathematics) An imprecise solution or result that is adequate for a defined purpose.
(medicine) The act of bringing together the edges of tissue to be sutured.
The act, process or result of approximating.
approximative
approximative
adj
Of, relating to, or being an estimate or approximation.
noun
(grammar) A grammatical construct that expresses approximation.
arachnephobia
arachnephobia
noun
Misspelling of arachnophobia.
araliophyllum
archaeohippus
archaeopteris
archbishopess
archbishopess
noun
(rare) A female archbishop.
(rare) The wife of an archbishop.
archbishopric
archbishopric
noun
(ecclesiastical) The jurisdiction of an archbishop.
(ecclesiastical) The rank or office of an archbishop.
archespsporia
archhypocrisy
archhypocrite
archipelagoes
archipelagoes
noun
plural of archipelago
areographical
areographical
adj
Synonym of areographic
arithmography
arithmography
noun
(linguistics) The encoding of words as numbers
A formal presentation of the properties of numbers.
arsenicophagy
arsenicophagy
noun
The eating of arsenic, formerly practiced for supposed health benefits.
arseniopleite
arseniopleite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing arsenic, calcium, iron, lead, magnesium, manganese, oxygen, and sodium.
arteriectopia
arteriography
arteriography
noun
(medicine, dated) description of the arteries
radiography of an artery
arteriopalmus
arterioplania
arterioplasty
arterioplasty
noun
(surgery) reconstruction or repair of an artery
arthroplastic
arthroplastic
adj
Relating to arthroplasty
arthrotyphoid
artophophoria
aryepiglottic
aryepiglottic
adj
(anatomy) Referring to a group of tissues between the epiglottis and the arytenoid cartilage, or the use of these folds during vocalization.
ascriptitious
ascriptitious
adj
(obsolete) additional
(obsolete) ascribed
aspartokinase
aspartokinase
noun
(organic chemistry) An enzyme that catalyzes the phosphorylation of the amino acid aspartate, the first step in the biosynthesis of three essential amino acids: methionine, lysine, and threonine.
aspergilloses
aspergilloses
noun
plural of aspergillosis
aspergillosis
aspergillosis
noun
Any of various infections by fungi of the genus Aspergillus that cause granulomatous lesions.
asperifoliate
asperifoliate
adj
Alternative form of asperifolious
asperifolious
asperifolious
adj
(botany) Having rough leaves.
aspidochirota
asterolepidae
astrapophobia
astrapophobia
noun
astraphobia
astrophyllite
astrophyllite
noun
(mineralogy) A rare, brown to golden-yellow hydrous potassium iron titanium silicate mineral, visually identical to kupletskite.
astrophysical
astrophysical
adj
Of or pertaining to astrophysics.
ateloprosopia
atmospherical
atmospherical
adj
atmospheric
attemperation
attemperation
noun
(archaic) The act of attempering or regulating.
austrophilism
autobiography
autobiography
noun
(countable) A self-written biography; the story of one's own life.
(uncountable) Biographies of this kind regarded as a literary genre.